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These stories have been around a long time. Some of them I have updated. Many of them I haven’t. This started out when blogs were like, new!
Elegy Isabel Coixet adaptation of The Dying Animal
The Dying Animal by Philip Roth? Not for me; I've never read it. Maybe it's good, but I like the Philip Roth who wrote "Defender of the Faith," Goodbye Columbus and, perhaps, The Ghost Writer. All the same, "Elegy," the Isabel Coixet adaptation of The Dying Animal, is...
Spam Comments and Akismet
I have let this blog go for a couple of days. I get burnout. Then I logged into the site and noticed about 10 comments that got caught by the Akismet Spam filter. I don't have any idea why because they were all legitimate comments. So if any of ya'll visitors...
Is Alcoholics Anonymous A Cult?
I was doing some research on cults and found several opinions that Alcoholics' Anonymous is one of the gang. I had no idea that people hated AA as much as they do. I found one web page that was particularly critical. I was going to link to it but why the heck would I...
David Zucker – An American Carol
In this David Zucker An American Carol, a Michael Moore-like filmmaker (Kevin Farley) is the story's Scrooge who, out of deep disgust with American foreign policy, resolves to try to get the Fourth of July legally banned. Cover of An American Carol It is Zucker's aim...
Calling Customer Support – Automated Machine
You ever call a customer service line and get the 'automated' machine? I think it's funny. I'd like to give an example of what happens when you do this. Please be sure to let me know if you can relate! Call Customer Support Let's give it a shot shall we? I can...
Blogging, SEO and Google
I don't write about blogging much. What's the point? There are thousands of blogs out there about "blogging" They teach about SEO, writing tips, making money, social networking, twitter, blog niche's etc... I have actually been working a lot on this blog tonight....
Getting Attractive Dates? Plenty of Fish!
I read and an article in a magazine one time that took a survey about what trates people search for in a mate. All the usual stuff: Honesty, integrity, stability.... All of THAT Image via Wikipedia Then it asked about "looks" . You know, attractive people. According...
Changeling Movie Review
I got tired long ago of movies that focus on immoral, abusive police officers. There are too many of them. Clint Eastwood's "Changeling" does that, too, but I can take a small amount of comfort in the fact that ITS police officers exist numerous decades ago in the...
State Fair on a Budget Tips
I thought I'd write a quick list of tips for those wanting to go to the State Fair. It's one of my favorite places to go but it's expensive. And this blogger is on a budget. Check These Cheap Idea's 1. Ride Pass - If you want to have any fun at the fair ya gotta have...
